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DANIEL H. HULL, 0E PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TC HIM SELF AND J. B. SAVAGE, OF SAME PLACE.

Lette/rs Patent No. 101,622, datedlAp/r'il 5&70.

IMPROVED BOILER AND WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all u'hom 'it may concern:

. v'Beit known that I, DANIEL H. HULL, of Plantsville, in the county of Hartford and in the'State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Boilers and Washing- Machines; and do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying 'drawing malring a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a plan view of the upper side of my improved device, and

.Figure 2 is ya vertical central section of the same,

on the line a; a: of tig. 1.

Letters of like name andl kind refer to like parts in each of the figures. n

My invention has for its object the cleansingof soiled clothing by means of boiling-water, in which said clothing is agitated so as to bring each and every portion of the same in contact with said water; and to this end It' consists, principally, in the peculiar construction and arrangement of3 the various parts ofthe combined boiler and washer, as is hereinafter described.

It also consists in the means employed for strengthening the end of said boiler, and h'tting the same for the reception of a ,wringer, as is hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawing- A represents a rectangular reservoir of sheet metal, strengthened upon its sides and bottom by means of a number of ribs, B, oflthc saineniaterial.

' The side-sa of the reservior orboiler are extended upward at one end, and havev secured thereto a dat rectangular box, C, of sheet metal, having a su'icient thickness to receive the clamp of a wringer, so as to permit the latter to be attached to the boiler.

A sloping shelf, D, extending inward and downwardfrom the box C, connects at its 'ends with a narrow ledge, E, that extends along the sides and across the opposite end of the boiler, the objects of which are to further, strengthen the boiler, so as to enable it to withstand the strain caused by the wringer, and also to receive the drippings from the wringer, and to prevent the water contained within said boiler from boiling over.

l Correspondingin size with the top, of the boiler A, between its end and the raised portion a, is a cover, F, having upon its lower side a iiange, f, that shuts inside of the walls of said boiler.

Secured to and 4.extending downward from the center of the cover F is a tube, G, the lower end of which passes the .small end of a cone, H, of sheet metal, the base of said cone-being secured to or upon the lower side of said cover, and strengthened by means of four ribs, I, attached to the same and to the. cover, and extending outward to cach corner of the latter.

A brace, K, attached at its ends to the upper side of the cover, and extending upward and across, directly above the pipe G, is provided with an opening corresponding in size, shape,`and position withthe opening through the latter, and, together with said pipe, serves to contain a shaft, L, which, passing downward through the same, is 4supported and held in position vertically by means of a pin, l, passing transversely tlirough saidpshaft immediately above said pipe.

Secured to and extending downward and radially outward from the lower end of the shaft L, are four blades or wings M, which, when said shaft is partially or entirely rotated, canse the clothing to change its position in the same, so as to bring -every portion of said clothing in contact with the boiling water.

In order that the shaft and blades may be readily. operated, a crank, N, lsecured to or upon its upper end, and a lever, O, pivoted to the end of said crank, are provided, by means of which the operator is enabled to agitate the clothing and water, while at a suliicient distance from the stove to make the heat endurable. v

Two hasps, P, hinged to the edges of the cover, and engaging with suitable staples p, attached to the sides of the boiler, hold said cover iirr'nly in place,

while two handles, Q, attached to the upper side of said cover, permit its ready removal when desired.

Two handles R, secured upon the ends of the boiler, 'complete the device, the operation of which is as follows:

A suitable quantity of s'uds being placed within the boiler, and caused to boil, the clothing is placed.

C, the clothingcan be passed through the same asI taken from the boiler', and, after rinsing, is ready for theline.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The hereinbefore-described boiler and washer, con-- sistng of the reservoir A, the cover F, the pipe G, the braces H and K, and the sba, L, provided with blades M, all ,constructed and arranged to ifperate substantially as and for the purpose speci- Also, in combination with the above, the means employed for strengthening the end of the boiler, consisting of the extended sides a, the box ory brace 0, and the vsloping shelf D, substantially as shown,

and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing Ifhave hereunto set my hand, this 16th day of March, 1870. t

DANIEL H. HULL.

Witnesses:

' GEO. S. PRINDLE, EDM. F. BROWN. 

